Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-19083
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of what the estimated electricity (a) generation capacity and (b) demand in Scotland will be in 2030.
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Question reference: S6W-19088
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its policy on energy production in Scotland, what assessment it has made of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study, The Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World, which states that “the least-cost portfolios include an important share for nuclear".
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Question reference: S6W-19079
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the average strike price is under the Contracts for Difference scheme of the operational wind farms in Scotland, given in (a) 2012 prices and (b) current prices.
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Question reference: S6W-19087
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the parameters and methodology of its electricity systems modelling analysis that was used to inform its draft Energy Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-19080
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the most expensive strike price is under the Contracts for Difference scheme for an operational wind farm in Scotland, given in (a) 2012 prices and (b) current prices, and when that contract was signed.
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Question reference: S6W-19082
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the average capacity factor is of (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6T-01462
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work is being done to support local communities that have recently been affected by water shortages.
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Question reference: S6W-18435
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 14 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that it has spent nearly £220,000 setting up the Deposit Return Scheme to date, how much it budgeted for setting up the scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-18397
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what practical steps it (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to deliver a 20% reduction in car kilometres by 2030.
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Question reference: S6W-18396
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what specific action it has taken to achieve its aim to deliver a 20% reduction in car kilometres by 2030, since first making the announcement.
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